How to Make Translation Mod

Hello all of you enjoying BG3,

I'm the one working on Korean translation mods.

First of all, I'd like to thank all the creators of fantastic and useful mods.

Here I'm going to share how to make a translation mod without reducing downloads of the original mods.

There's a lot I don't know yet, so please let me know what I'm doing wrong or how we can improve.

This method also has this advantage: The translation mod doesn't need to be updated when the original mod is updated if no strings are added.

Note: This is for someone with modding experience.

Step 1. Unpacking the original mod

• []Drag and drop .pak file to Modder's Multitool

  []We only need Localization and Mods folders. Remove the others.

  []If you have a ScriptExtender folder inside your Mods folder, delete it.

  Step 2. Rename the folders

  • []The folder tree should be like this:

    └ Localization

    []Change both "ModName" folders to the name you actually use.

    Make it different from the original mod.[]If it has the same name as the original mod, it will create a .pak file with the same name, it will crash.

    Step 3. What you need to do for "Localization" folder

    • []Create a language folder.

      []If your language is officially supported: Create your language folder.(for example: BrazilianPortuguese)

      []If your language is not officially supported: Create a folder you are using in the game.(for example: Korean users are using English as the game language)

    []Copy and paste ModName.xml file from the original mod. If you already have the file, you can skip it.

    []Translate ModName.xml file.

    []Create a .loca file in one of the two ways below:

    • []Use Export Tool to convert from ModName.xml to ModName.loca.

      []If it's ModName.loca.xml which has .loca before the extension, it will be automatically converted by Modder's Multitool.

      Step 4. What you need to do for "Mods" folder

      • []We only need meta.lsx. Remove the others.

        Step 5. Edit meta.lsx

        []You can get the reference file in the example mod from this mod page. Please check it out